MCCCD Program Description

Major: 3500 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2015 Summer Last Admit Term: 2022 Summer Award: AAS Total Credits: 69-71 CIP Code: 15.1303	Primary College: Initiating College: Phoenix College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific (Mor) Program Availability: Field of Interest: Not Found Instructional Council: Drafting (24) GPA: 2.0
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Description: The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Architectural CAD Technology degree provides students with the background, knowledge, and skills required to begin a career in architectural drafting and computer-aided design. Emphasis is on the development of studio and computer skills, critical thinking and problem solving skills and knowledge of building materials, methods and costs. Students develop the flexibility to adapt to changing technology which affects the architecture, engineering and construction industries.

Program graduates are prepared for entry level careers with architectural and engineering firms, residential and commercial builders, construction companies, municipal planning offices, land development offices, and structural steel detailing firms. A Certificate of Completion (CCL) is also available.

Required Courses

ARC121 Introduction to Architectural Drafting: Manual 3
ARC140 Rendering and Portfolio Development 3
+ ARC160 Site Planning 3
+ ARC225 Fundamentals of Architectural Detailing 3
+ ARC251 Introduction to Revit 3
BLT263AK Building Codes: IBC 3
CAD100 Fundamentals of 2D AutoCAD 3
+ CAD167 Architectural Drawings I (Revit): Residential CAD 3
+ CAD215 Three-Dimensional AutoCAD Modeling 3
+ CAD255 Structural Details 3
+ CAD256 CAD Customization and Management 3
+ CAD267 Architectural Drawings II (Revit): Commercial CAD 3
+ CET211 Strength of Materials 3
CNS175 Working Drawing Analysis: Blueprint Reading 3
CNS180 Building Construction Methods, Materials, and Equipment 3
+ MAT151 College Algebra/Functions (4) AND
+ MAT182 Plane Trigonometry (3) OR
+ MAT187 Precalculus (5) 5-7

Credits: 50-52

Restricted Electives
None	Credits: None.

General Electives
None	Credits: None.

General Education Requirements

General Education Requirement	Credits: 19

General Education Core	Credits: 9

First-Year Composition	Credits: 6
+ Any approved general education courses in the First-Year Composition Area 6

Oral Communication	Credits: 3
+ Any approved general education course in the Oral Communication Area 3

Critical Reading	Credits: 0
Met by CRE101 OR CRE111 OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment in the Program Prerequisites area. 0

Mathematics	Credits: 0
Met by (MAT151 AND MAT182), OR MAT187 in Required Courses Area. 0

General Education Distribution	Credits: 10

Humanities, Arts and Design	Credits: 3
CNS101 Construction and Culture 3

Social-Behavioral Sciences	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Area 3

Natural Sciences	Credits: 4
+ PHY101 Introduction to Physics 4

Program Competencies
1. Use drafting media including ink, lead, mylar, vellum, and sketching paper. (ARC121, ARC140, ARC160, ARC225, CAD100, CAD167, CAD215, CAD255) 2. Demonstrate good employee traits including punctuality, resourcefulness, industriousness, neatness, and responsibility. (ARC121, ARC140, ARC160, ARC225, CAD100, CAD167, CAD215, CAD255, CAD256) 3. Operate a copy machine for reproduction of original drawings. (ARC121, ARC140, ARC160, ARC225, CAD100, CAD167, CAD215, CAD255) 4. Draft construction working drawings using a parallel bar, triangles, scales, templates, and associated instruments. (ARC121, ARC160, CAD167, CAD267) 5. Apply lettering and dimensioning to construction drawings employing appropriate line weights. (ARC121, ARC160, CAD167, CAD267) 6. Solve entry level residential and commercial drafting problems including red-line changes, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements, reflected ceiling plans, code application and detail, and the use of residential and commercial building materials. (ARC121, ARC160, CAD167, CAD267) 7. Identify key personnel who work in the architectural industry and their responsibilities.( ARC140, ARC160, CAD100, CAD167, CAD215, CAD255, CAD 267) 8. Identify site implications including topography, grading, drainage, legal descriptions, parking, zoning restrictions, and sub-division platting. (ARC160) 9. Describe employer and employee job expectations in the field of architectural drafting. (ARC160, CAD167, CAD255, CAD256, CAD267) 10. Use drafting resource materials. (ARC160, CAD167, CAD255, CAD256, CAD267) 11. Identify civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, plumbing and electrical drawings, symbols, conventions, drawing elements, abbreviations, and material indications. (ARC160, CAD167, CAD255, CAD267) 12. Describe solar, mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems. (ARC160, CAD167, CAD255, CAD267) 13. Create and modify construction documents using Building Information Modeling (BIM) software. (ARC251) 14. Interpret and apply International Building Codes to construction documents and building construction. (BLT263AK) 15. Use computer-aided drafting to produce construction drawings. (CAD100, CAD167, CAD267) 16. Draft construction drawings including site plans, foundation plans, floor plans, cross sections, wall sections, building elevations, framing plans, mechanical, plumbing and electrical plans, and associated notes, schedules, and legends. (CAD167, CAD255, CAD256, CAD267) 17. Describe structural systems and principles such as building foundations, floor, wall, and roof systems. (CAD167, CAD255, CAD267) 18. Explain the sequence of events, in both design and construction, required to build a structure. (CAD167, CAD255, CAD267, CNS180) 19. Interpret construction documents and blueprints for residential and commercial construction projects. (CNS175) 20. Identify building construction methods, materials, and equipment for construction projects. (CNS180) 21. Describe the characteristics and uses of building materials. (CNS180) 22. Calculate mathematical and graphical solutions to problems in beam analysis, stress, strain, shear, moment, force analysis and column design. (CET211) 23. Apply fundamental principles of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry to solve drafting and construction problems. (MAT151, MAT182, MAT187)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: March 23, 2010

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.